User Profile Picture <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Profile Picture Update

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2024-5639
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published June 20, 2024
Last Updated June 21, 2024
Researcher JoanClarke2
Description

The User Profile Picture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'rest_api_change_profile_image' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the profile picture of any user.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug metronet-profile-picture (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.1
Patched Version
  • 2.6.2
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